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Originally Posted by lil Jimmie
Also my wife and I will not buy her a car she will earn it just like I did.
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That was originally my parents' philosophy. But back then they were concerned about me driving a used car 400 miles home and back when I had breaks from college. They had a newer Taurus already so they let me take their older one to school. I still feel as if it's they're car (well, technically it still is since I can't afford to be under my own insurance), even though I've been the primary driver for 3 and a half years now.
I have friends who keep on wrecking cars and their parents keep giving them new ones. I have friends who buy used junkers and then keep pouring money into them. I have friends who drive a used parents' vehicle (like me) who maintain the vehcile and use it responsibly, and I have a few friends who are still single and bought their own new or slightly used vehicles.
it pains me that a lot of people my age take things for granted and mistreat their or their parents' cars. What also angers me is the fact that a girl I knew from upstate NY totalled an SUV and then a sedan, and her insurance on the 3rd car was still less than HALF of my insurance. Once I get married in July, I'll be on my own in terms of insurance and I expect it to double. The following year, when I'm 25, I expect it to plummet so it's not too bad of a situation for me. But still... things like this anger me. It's partly due to the amount of fraudulent claims, but mostly because a lot of hot headed teenagers don't have respect for the road, their vehicles, or other drivers.